The TRICARE Management Activity (TMA)
under the authority of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Affairs)/TMA Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense, will undertake an evaluation of the DOD's
TRICARE Standard Health Care Option, focusing on the issues
identified in Section 723 of the FY04NDAA. These issues address the
interests of Congress in determining the number of civilian
providers who accept TRICARE rates as payment in full for health
care services. Telephone surveys of civilian health care providers
will be conducted in TRICARE market areas to determine how many
providers are ...
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